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“I prepared this tea at work in a porcelain gaiwan. Steeping #1 (1m @ 175F/79C) Very light, greenish-gold with a mild aroma. It’s very nutty, particularly in the back of the palate. Tastes almost...” Read full tasting note
Oriental Beauty is one of the most famous Taiwanese Oolongs. This tea is only produced once a year. This tea carries overtones of honey. The sweetness is the tea leaf’s response to being nibbled by microscopic summer insects. It’s a great tea to introduce to people who want to venture out of their black teas.
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I prepared this tea at work in a porcelain gaiwan.
Steeping #1 (1m @ 175F/79C)
Very light, greenish-gold with a mild aroma. It’s very nutty, particularly in the back of the palate. Tastes almost like a very light charcoal-fired gaoshan oolong.
Steeping #2 (45s @ 175F/79C)
Straw shade of gold this time. Much nuttier, very pleasant and a stronger flavor than the first steeping. Tastes surprisingly like a light Da Hong Pao. The nuttiness really lingers in the back of the nostrils and soft palate after sipping. It’s a not a particularly deep or complicated flavor, but very pleasant. I find this tea superior to that I’ve purchased from TeaVivre, which is also pleasant.
Steeping #3 (45s @ 175F/79C)
Slightly darker than steeping #2. The nuttiness is a little more astringent in odor, but also slightly fainter. The flavor is still there, with no real development, but is much lighter than #2, and not worth steeping a fourth time.
The second steeping was, by far, the best.
